‘The refusal by police forces to disclose whether they are exploiting covert surveillance technology to track mobile phones is to be challenged at a tribunal next week.’
The Guardian, 20th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Information commissioner says use of the technology must be “necessary and proportionate.”‘
The Guardian, 12th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Facebook’s past privacy breaches suggest financial information might not be safe if it launches cryptocurrency, the Information Commissioner has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Only 3% of rape allegations in London result in convictions, a study has found, prompting the capital’s victims’ commissioner to call for an end to the “excessive intrusion into personal data” demanded when a person makes an allegation.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The human rights group Liberty has lost its latest high court challenge against the government’s mass surveillance powers.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has rejected a libel claim by a woman who an in-house lawyer suggested in an email had potentially acted fraudulently.’
Legal Futures, 30th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Theft and rape are among ten offences where the chances of cases being solved has fallen to below one in 50 or two per cent, the lowest rates on record, an analysis of new Home Office figures reveals.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The new Victims’ Commissioner has sparked a row after accusing prosecutors and police of taking “irrelevant” personal information from rape victims’ phones that discredits them.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Rape and sexual assault complainants say police have stopped investigating their cases after they refused to reveal up to seven years of phone data.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In rejecting the claim of Just for Kids Law, Mr Justice Supperstone affirmed that the legal framework for deploying juvenile covert human intelligence sources (JCHIS) was lawful and adequately safeguarded the child’s welfare.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd July 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Police forces must stop using facial recognition technology until a legal framework for its use is set up, MPs have said.’
The Independent, 19th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The first transgender man to give birth and seek to be called the child’s father has lost a high court case to protect his privacy despite warning that he and his child could be victimised and bullied as a result.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘British Airways is set to be fined more than £183m by the Information Commissioner’s Office over a customer data breach, the company said.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police are facing calls to halt the use of facial recognition software to search for suspected criminals in public after independent analysis found matches were only correct in a fifth of cases and the system was likely to break human rights laws.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police forces are pushing ahead with the use of facial recognition systems in the absence of clear laws on whether, when or how the technology should be employed, a watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rape victims may not report attacks because of “intrusive” demands for their mobile phones and personal records, a report has warned. Baroness Newlove, the outgoing victims’ commissioner for England and Wales, said there had been a “breakdown in confidence between victims of sexual violence and the criminal justice system”.’
The Independent, 27th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The case of R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal is the latest in a series of high profile judicial engagements with the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. The case concerned the legal status of s.68(7) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and in particular, whether this provision constituted a successful attempt to oust the jurisdiction of the High Court to hear challenges to the decisions of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal by judicial review.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th June 2019
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
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